Portal Update and Early Enrollees

So, we are entering the middle of January.  Here's a quick football update....

First, the new semester has started.  BG has five guys starting in January 2021, based on the info from signing day.  As noted, teams like this because the freshmen get the benefit of Spring practice.

• Drew Gunther, QB
• Jaylen Lawson, WR
• Diego Neri, LB
• Jaison Patterson, RB
• Zach Russell, TE

Second, there has been additional new with the portal.  Two were starters...DeMonate Haigler and Julian Ortega-Jones.

Haigler was a JUCO transfer.  He made 12 starts as a Falcon with 4 sacks, playing DT.  He was among the players listed in our virtual senior day (that did not happen).  Like all of them, he was eligible to come back....and could still come back.

Julian Ortega-Jones is also in the portal.  He would be a R-SO..made 13 starts and caught 14 passes in 2020 to be BG's #2 WR. He could come back as well and there would certainly be playing time for him if he did, given BG's shallow WR corps.  If he does not come back, he will leave just 5 players from the 2018 recruiting class.

Rodell Rahmann is also reported to be in the portal.  He is one of 4 players who was indefinitely suspended in late November.  He was a transfer from Urbana.

In other news, BG's starting C, Cameron Stage, has announced that he will play at WKU.

Noah Massey, WR, will be transferring to Angelo State...(alma mater of Mike Jinks). Angelo State plays DII ball.

Honestly, while we can use everybody on this team, the portal activity has been lower than I anticipated.  There's still plenty of time for things to change, but given the year these guys went through, nothing to date can be described as a mass exodus.